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Ex-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitz_Kids Blitz kids] Steve Strange and Rusty Egan organised a "People's Palace St. Valentine's Ball" at the Rainbow. Vince Clarke managed to secure this gig<ref>Source: [https://books.google.nl/books?id=8dlapcBLwu0C&pg=PT100&lpg=PT100 Jonathan Miller's 'Stripped'].</ref>, and Depeche Mode were paid £50<ref>Source: [http://shapersofthe80s.com/2011/02/14/1981-%E2%9E%A4-new-romantics-have-their-day-%E2%80%94-rearranging-the-deck-chairs-at-the-posers%E2%80%99-ball/ shapersofthe80s.com]. You can read a report of that night there.</ref>. Depeche Mode was the opening act, followed by groups Shock and Metro, and Ultravox was the main act. | Ex-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitz_Kids Blitz kids] Steve Strange and Rusty Egan organised a "People's Palace St. Valentine's Ball" at the Rainbow. Vince Clarke managed to secure this gig<ref>Source: [https://books.google.nl/books?id=8dlapcBLwu0C&pg=PT100&lpg=PT100 Jonathan Miller's 'Stripped'].</ref>, and Depeche Mode were paid £50<ref>Source: [http://shapersofthe80s.com/2011/02/14/1981-%E2%9E%A4-new-romantics-have-their-day-%E2%80%94-rearranging-the-deck-chairs-at-the-posers%E2%80%99-ball/ shapersofthe80s.com]. You can read a report of that night there.</ref>. Depeche Mode was the opening act, followed by groups Shock and Metro, and Ultravox was the main act. | ||
An uncredited DM member said in fanzine "Stand & Deliver", published in June 1982: ''"We played at the People's Palace thing in London a while ago which was supposed to be a futurist thing. We thought the idea was really good, to have all these people into the same thing, under one roof for a night but with Ultravox as the surprise guests, it turned into just another Ultravox concert."'' | |||
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Ex-Blitz kids Steve Strange and Rusty Egan organised a "People's Palace St. Valentine's Ball" at the Rainbow. Vince Clarke managed to secure this gig[1], and Depeche Mode were paid £50[2]. Depeche Mode was the opening act, followed by groups Shock and Metro, and Ultravox was the main act.
An uncredited DM member said in fanzine "Stand & Deliver", published in June 1982: "We played at the People's Palace thing in London a while ago which was supposed to be a futurist thing. We thought the idea was really good, to have all these people into the same thing, under one roof for a night but with Ultravox as the surprise guests, it turned into just another Ultravox concert."
Ticket scans
Credit to unknown.
Credit to unknown.
References
- ↑ Source: Jonathan Miller's 'Stripped'.
- ↑ Source: shapersofthe80s.com. You can read a report of that night there.
